Progressive groups on Wednesday, January 17, protest against the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law in Bankerohan public market in Davao City. The TRAIN Law is expected to reduce the income taxes of employed Filipinos enabling them to receive higher take-home pay. But the law is feared to affect low-income families as increased excise tax on goods pulls up prices of basic commodities. (Kenneth Paul P. Senarillos / davaotoday.com)
TRAIN Law is a burden, not a gift – critics
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — When President Rodrigo Duterte signed the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Bill or Republic Act No. 10963 and offered it as…
